March 18

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Jobs I Do Not Want To Have When I Grow Up

Posted by on March 18, 2018 in Just another day in Japan | 5 Comments

His jacket reads “Minato Tobacco Rules”

Walking back from the Nezu Museum this week, I was crossing the street behind this official government worker. Yes, his job is to walk around my neighborhood in a flourescent yellow windbreaker, picking up soggy cigarette butts with industrial-sized tongs.

Let’s just zoom in on that satisfying day’s work, shall we?

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